'I used to quietly assume my partner would manage the emotional temperature of the household, birthdays, school forms, noticing when our kid was off. I wasn't actively avoiding it, but I wasn't owning it either.'
At the edge of a high school track, I watched my 11-year-old son Thomas face drop as the announcer read out the long jump results. His event was already over. Id asked his twin brother, Charlie, to c… [+8380 chars]
